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DOI:10.2214/AJR.06.1244
AJR 2007; 189:73-80
© American Roentgen Ray Society

Pictorial Essay

MRI Features of Groove Pancreatitis

Roberto Blasbalg1, Ronaldo Hueb Baroni1, Daniel Nobrega Costa1,2 and Marcel Cerqueira Cesar Machado3

1 Department of Radiology, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
2 Present address: Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 170 Brookline Ave., Unit 911, Boston, MA 02215-3924.
3 Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss and illustrate the most relevant and unique MRI features of groove pancreatitis.

CONCLUSION. Groove pancreatitis in an uncommon type of focal chronic pancreatitis. Its appearance may resemble pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Although distinction between these two entities remains challenging, knowledge of MRI findings is important in suggesting the correct diagnosis and programming therapeutic decisions.

Keywords: abdominal imaging • MRI • pancreas • pancreaticobiliary imaging • pancreatitis


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